RE: Comcast/@Home cable modems with OpenBSD/Thanks for all the replies

["Michael Erdely" <mike_(_at_)_erdelynet_(_dot_)_com>]

Paul,
  They assign IP Addresses based on computer name, not IP Address.

-ME

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From: owner-misc_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org [mailto:owner-misc_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org] On Behalf
Of Paul Greene
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 12:00 PM
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Subject: RE: Comcast/@Home cable modems with OpenBSD/Thanks for all the
replies


Thanks a bunch for the many replies that you folks have made.

One other question I had, I don't think I saw it in any of the replies,
I 
had heard that some of the cable companies link your account to your MAC

address, and if your MAC address changes they have to reinitialize your 
service again, and you have to pay another installation fee. (So, if you

change your network card, change your machine, stick a router on the 
connection, etc, then you have to pay another $50 or whatever.)

Is that accurate info?

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